I am feeling high again. As in HIGH HIGH HIGH, roller coaster high. Why? Cos I've just had a meeting with Yoda today and FYI, every single meeting with Yoda is a revelation. He's a true Jedi Master, who knows all and sees all. Taught me well, Yoda has! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see. You know that song? Hehehe.
As with most meetings with Yoda, there's the good stuff and there's the bad. The good thing is, I now know what to write about and how to write it! Yay! I'm talking about my thesis of course. You see, more than half the time, I don't even know what I'm talking about cos my head is constantly filled with these thoughts: What's my point already? Can anybody understand this? How do I paraphrase XYZ's statement? Do I sound academic enough? It's like I'm floating in a cloud of uncertainty, where everything is fuzzy and blurry and confusing. But after meeting Yoda, I got my Aha! moment and suddenly everything seemed to make perfect sense. Knowing what to do next is just splendid!
Okay, the bad news is, there are tons and tons of scribbles on my papers and that means I have a gazillion of amendments to do. This plus some extra literature I need to include in the discussion part and conclusion. Having said that, I'm so thankful for the scribbles because they practically tell me where to go, what to say and how to say it. I don't have to crack my head and use 90% of my brain cells to interpret one small data set. I don't need to spend 5 days writing the discussion section. And I don't need to hit my head on the wall when I have a writer's block while attempting to write the conclusion. Why? Cos I have Yoda's precious scribbles!
As you can see, I have a lot to work on. Yoda tells me "you're getting there" but that's the only encouragement he offered. Not that I expected extra credit btw. I just felt that today, he was more serious than usual. I guess while marking my inscrutable paper, all the joy of being a supervisor was sucked out of his being. He confirmed this, more or less.
Me: I hope my writing didn't drive you cookoo (smiling weakly)
Yoda: Ooohh...yes. I can't even begin to describe it. It drove me cookoo alright! (Feigning a disgusted expression, eyebrows raised + eye roll!) Now work on that bit and send it across when you're done. I'll see you on Tuesday.
And that's how he left me. Isn't that priceless?
Okay, the bad news is, there are tons and tons of scribbles on my papers and that means I have a gazillion of amendments to do. This plus some extra literature I need to include in the discussion part and conclusion. Having said that, I'm so thankful for the scribbles because they practically tell me where to go, what to say and how to say it. I don't have to crack my head and use 90% of my brain cells to interpret one small data set. I don't need to spend 5 days writing the discussion section. And I don't need to hit my head on the wall when I have a writer's block while attempting to write the conclusion. Why? Cos I have Yoda's precious scribbles!
As you can see, I have a lot to work on. Yoda tells me "you're getting there" but that's the only encouragement he offered. Not that I expected extra credit btw. I just felt that today, he was more serious than usual. I guess while marking my inscrutable paper, all the joy of being a supervisor was sucked out of his being. He confirmed this, more or less.
Me: I hope my writing didn't drive you cookoo (smiling weakly)
Yoda: Ooohh...yes. I can't even begin to describe it. It drove me cookoo alright! (Feigning a disgusted expression, eyebrows raised + eye roll!) Now work on that bit and send it across when you're done. I'll see you on Tuesday.
And that's how he left me. Isn't that priceless?
6 comments:
nice handwriting yoda have.
oooo.. the power of the red pen!.. except you're on the receiving end.. heheheehheheheh..
yoda powa! XD
yabah, cantik ni tulisan si yoda.
Wahhh, he really checks things to details ahh. But aiyooo, sa tida sanggup study suda ohh.. :-)
Paival & Kay - YES. Very very nice handwriting :)
Caroline - Mmmm....Yup, on the receiving end this time. Not fun!
Amanda - Powa indeed! I love Yoda as much as I loved Malachi hehe
Jipp - Paksa diri ba ni Jipp :p
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